MS Word

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Keyboard Shortcuts for Microsoft Word

Speed up your outputs by using these shortcuts.

Practice is the key to success. Good Luck!

HOTKEY	DESCRIPTION
Ctrl + A	Select All
Ctrl + B	Bold Font
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + D	Font Format (window)
Ctrl + E	Align Center
Ctrl + F	Find
Ctrl + G (F5)	Go To
Ctrl + H	Replace
Ctrl + I	Italic Font
Ctrl + J	Justify the text
Ctrl + K	Insert Hyperlink
Ctrl + L	Align Left
Ctrl + M	Increase Indent
Ctrl + Shift + M	Decrease Indent
Ctrl + N	Create New File
Ctrl + O	Open File
Ctrl + P	Print File
Ctrl + Q	Align Default (Left)
Ctrl + R	Align Right
Ctrl + S	Save
F12	Save As
Ctrl + T	Hanging Indent
Ctrl + Shift + T	Unhanging Indent
Ctrl + U	Underline Font
Ctrl + Shift + D	Double Underline
Ctrl + Shift + W	Underline Words Only
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + W	Close Document
Ctrl + X	Cut
Ctrl + Y (F4)	Redo/Repeat Last Action
Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + F2	Print Preview
Ctrl + F3	Spike
Ctrl + Shift + F3	Insert Spike
Ctrl + F4    (Alt + F4)	Close Document
Ctrl + F9	Insert Field Character
Ctrl + F10	Min / Maximize Window
Ctrl + F12	Open File
Ctrl + Home	Move to Start of Document
Ctrl + End	Move to End of Document
Ctrl + Page Up	Start of Window
Ctrl + Page Down	End of Window
Ctrl + Delete	Delete Word
Ctrl + Spacebar	Restore Default Font & Size
Ctrl + 1	Single Line Space
Ctrl + 5	1 ½ Line Space
Ctrl + 2	Double Line Space
Ctrl + (+)	Superscript
Ctrl + (=)	Subscript
Ctrl + Shift + A	All Caps Letters
Ctrl + Shift + K	All Small Caps Letters
Ctrl + Shift + C	Copy Format
Ctrl + Shift + V	Paste Format
Ctrl + Shift + G	Open Word Count Window
Ctrl + Shift + L	Apply Bullets
Ctrl + Alt + F	Create Footnote
Ctrl + Alt + I	Print Preview
Ctrl + Alt + R	Insert Registration Mark - ®
Ctrl + Alt + S	Split Active Window
Ctrl + Alt + T	Insert Trade Mark - ™
Ctrl + Alt + Z	Go Back to Last Edit Point
Ctrl + Shift + Rt. Arrow	Select Whole Word Right è
Ctrl + Shift + Lt. Arrow	Select Whole Word Left ç
Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow	Select Whole Line Up
Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow	Select Whole Line Down
Ctrl + Shift + F5	Insert Bookmark
Ctrl + Shift + 8	Show/Hide Non-print Char.
Ctrl + Shift + (>) / (<)	Grow/Shrink Font Size
Ctrl + ] / Ctrl + [	Grow/Shrink Font One Point
Ctrl + Shift + Enter	Split Table / Page Break
Ctrl + Enter (in table)	Split Table to Next Page
Ctrl + Enter	Page Break
Ctrl + Shift + Spacebar	Non-spacing Break
Ctrl + Alt + 1	Apply Heading 1
Ctrl + Alt + 2	Apply Heading 2
Ctrl + Alt + 3	Apply Heading 3
Ctrl + Alt + (.)	Put Triple Full Stop …
Shift + Alt + D	Insert Current Date
Shift + Alt + T	Insert Current Time
Shift + Alt + Up/Down Arrow	Move a table row up/down
Shift + F3	Change Letter Case (toggle)
Shift + F5	Return to the last edit point
F7	Spelling & Grammar Check
Alt + F7	Find Next Spelling Error
Shift + F7	Thesaurus
Double Click on Word	Select Whole Word
Ctrl + Click	Select Whole Sentence
Triple Click	Select Whole Paragraph
Alt + Drag	Select text in a Rectangle
Ctrl + Left /Right Arrow	Move to L/R Word by Word
=rand (4,5) Enter	Add Fake Text

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Please Note:

• All shortcuts are personally checked and found correct in a beneficial behaviour.

• New shortcut combinations may be created or change (not recommended). Go to Tools > Customized > Keyboard…

• If these shortcuts are changed or pre-assigned to use in some other software, default shortcuts will not work.

Compiled & Tested by: Muhammad Ajmal Beig Naz Principal, Pentium Graphics Center & Training Institute

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